The kidneys contain millions of microscopic blood vessels known as peritubular capillaries. These vessels recapture helpful nutrients like glucose and minerals and return them to your bloodstream for ...

The angiopoietin-Tie signaling pathway has long been known to be essential for the maturation and maintenance of healthy blood vessels. It stabilizes the vessel wall and regulates vascular growth ...

Hello. This is Yuki from Mainichi Reset.This past week, I learned that a friend of mine had fallen ill with a serious disease ...

Lately, have you found yourself tilting your head more often, wondering, “What did I have for dinner yesterday?” or “What was ...

Our family origins tend to shape our future in many ways. A Weizmann Institute of Science study, published today in Nature, found that the same holds true for blood vessels. The researchers discovered ...

Throughout our lives, our bones are continuously remodeled to maintain strength, repair injuries and adapt to new stresses. Bone dynamics depend on two associated cell types: osteoblasts, which are ...

An international group of researchers has identified an important mechanism that enables stem cells to evade immune rejection. Their research, published in Nature, sheds light on how these specialized ...

Your circulatory system works all day, every day, to pump oxygen throughout your body. There are cardiovascular conditions that can impact this system. Your circulatory system, also known as your ...

Scientists have made an important discovery about the relationship between hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and immune response evasion. Their findings show how certain HSCs have regulatory functions ...

An international group of researchers led by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Nagoya University and Columbia University) and Joji Fujisaki (Harvard University and Columbia University) has identified an important ...